A
mother had been teaching her son how to tell time. She saw him walk into the
kitchen and called from the other room, “Johnny, do you see the clock in the
kitchen?” “Yes, Mommy.”
“What
is the big hand on?”
The boy looked at the clock. “Eleven,” he yelled.
“Good.
Now, what’s the little hand on?” He answered, “A cookie.”
The
little hands and the big hand are both involved in what happens on earth. The little
hand is the human hand (our free will) and the big hand is God’s
hand (God's sovereignty), which can overrule what the little hands do.
When the Lowly little hands are doing their dirty work, it takes faith to
see God's big hand being in charge. He has the Upper Hand.
When Joseph’s brothers betrayed him
and sold him into slavery (little hands), God overruled their actions an
exalted Joseph as a ruler in Egypt (big hand).
When Ezra traveled to Jerusalem, they
arrived safely because “the hand of God (big hand) was over us, and He
delivered us from the hand of the enemy (little hands)” (Ezra 8:31).
When the religious leaders of Israel
crucified Jesus (little hands), Jesus paid for the sins of the world and God
raised Him from the dead (big hand).
That’s why the Scripture says, “Humble
yourselves under the mighty hand of
God” (1 Peter 5:6). The hand of God works
in agreement with the heart of God. God’s
hand is His power and God’s heart is His love. When you can’t see
His hand at work, trust His heart.
For much more on the big hand and the
little hand, read The Sure Cure for Worry.
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